Donald Trump sacks US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

Rex Tillerson joins the ever-growing list of people who no longer form part of Donald Trump’s team in Washington.

The US President thanked Tillerson for his service on Twitter, adding the new state secretary would do “a fantastic job”.

According to the Washington Post, Trump asked Tillerson to step aside last Friday and the US’s top diplomat had to cut short a trip to Africa.

Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA, will become our new Secretary of State. He will do a fantastic job! Thank you to Rex Tillerson for his service! Gina Haspel will become the new Director of the CIA, and the first woman so chosen. Congratulations to all!